We are no longer accepting applications for the Fall 2025 Undergraduate Research Campus Partner Grant.  Please note the dates for the Spring 2026 application window.

Application Deadlines and Announcement Dates

Fall Deadline:  October 21, 2025 by 5:00 pm
Award Announcement Date: by December 13, 2025
Grant Duration: January 2026 through December 2026

Spring Deadline:  March 24, 2026 by 5:00 pm
Award Announcement Date: by May 1, 2026
Grant Duration: June 2026 through May 2027

 

Eligibility Guidelines and Participating Communities

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• applicants must be enrolled for one full semester after the grant begins
  (cannot apply the semester graduating)
• preference given to students with a record of engagement and good standing in their community
• students may receive the Campus Partner Grant a maximum of two times
• preference may be given to those who have not previously received funding through the Campus Partner Grant

Participating Communities

• Capstone Scholars - Capstone Scholars and Capstone Fellows
• Engineering and Computing Living Learning Community
• First Generation Living Learning Community
• Galen Health Fellows - projects connected to an aspect of health
• Global Fellows
• IDEA Community
• Preston Residential College for Leadership
• Sustainable Carolina - projects that focus on a sustainable topic or issue

 

Application Process

Complete the following steps by the deadline stated above for your application to be considered complete.

1	Complete the Undergraduate Research Campus Partner application document	U R Campus Partner Application Document Includes Research Learning Agreement, project abstract, personal statement and budget justification
2	Ask your mentor(s) to complete the Mentoring Plan and email to our@mailbox.sc.edu.	Mentoring Plan - Primary Mentoring Plan - Secondary NOTE: graduate students are permitted as daily advisers and secondary mentors but are not eligible to be the primary mentor for a project.
3	Submit the online application form	Select "Undergraduate Research Campus Partner Grant" and the corresponding community from the menu.   Under Project Information upload your Undergrad Research Campus Partner Application as a PDF or Word document.